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Karen Morley

Karen Morley

Birthday: 1909-12-12 | Place of Birth: Ottumwa, Iowa, USA

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Karen Morley (December 12, 1909 – March 8, 2003) was an American film actress.After working at the Pasadena Playhouse, she came to the attention of the director Clarence Brown when he was looking for an actress to stand-in for Greta Garbo in screen tests. This led to a contract with MGM and roles in such films as Mata Hari (1931), Scarface (1932), The Phantom of Crestwood (1932), The Mask of Fu Manchu (1932), Arsene Lupin (1933) and Dinner at Eight (1933). In 1934, Morley left MGM after arguments about her roles and her private life. Her first film after leaving MGM was Our Daily Bread (1934) directed by King Vidor. She continued to work as a freelance performer, and appeared in Michael Curtiz's Black Fury, and The Littlest Rebel with Shirley Temple. Without the support of a studio, her roles became less frequent, however she played a supporting role in Pride and Prejudice (1940). Description above from the Wikipedia article Karen Morley  licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2003
Complicated Women

as    Self - Interviewee

1947
Framed

as    Beth

1947
The Thirteenth Hour

as    Eileen Blair

1946
The Unknown

as    Rachel Martin

1945
Jealousy

as    Dr. Monica Anderson

1938
Kentucky

as    Mrs. Goodwin - 1861

1937
The Girl from Scotland Yard

as    Linda Beech

1936
Beloved Enemy

as    Cathleen O'Brien

1936
Devil's Squadron

as    Martha Dawson

1935
Black Fury

as    Anna Novak

1935
The Littlest Rebel

as    Mrs. Cary

1934
Our Daily Bread

as    Mary Sims

1933
Gabriel Over the White House

as    Pendola Molloy

1932
The Washington Masquerade

as    Consuela Fairbanks

1932
The Mask of Fu Manchu

as    Sheila Barton

1932
Arsène Lupin

as    Sonia

1931
Mata Hari

as    Carlotta

1931
The Cuban Love Song

as    Crystal

1931
Politics

as    Myrtle Burns